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Violent offender kept partner prisoner and continually beat her in three-day ordeal
Summary
In a Central Criminal Court sentencing hearing, a 31‑year‑old man was jailed for six years for keeping his partner prisoner and repeatedly beating her over a three‑day period from 18 to 21 February 2021. He pleaded guilty to two counts of assault causing harm and one count of false imprisonment. The court heard that he entered the victim's home, took her keys and phone, and after she tried to calm him, he locked the door, beat her with a baton and a glass bottle, and left a rope around her neck. He beat her on the head on 19 February and continued until she woke on Sunday. He has 37 prior convictions, including 18 for public order offences.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Violent offender kept partner prisoner and continually beat her in three-day ordeal. Charges or matters: two counts of assault causing harm and one count of false imprisonment of the woman on dates between February 18 and 21, 2021. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- February 18 Incident
- February 19 Hearing Or Sentence
- July 19, 2022 Other
- 2024-07-17 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: two counts of assault causing harm and one count of false imprisonment of the woman on dates between February 18 and 21, 2021 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: A violent offender who kept his partner prisoner and continually beat her during a three-day ordeal, where at one point she awoke to a rope around her neck, has been jailed for six years. Mr Justice David Keane today handed down a seven-and-a-half-year sentence but suspended the final 18 months, backdating it to July 19, 2022 for time spent in custody.
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
Topics
Public Order Stage Sentence Violent Crime
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